Responsibilities

• Grow the Practice
• Develop and grow senior level client relationships across lifestyle sectors
• Personally lead and drive new business activity, from prospecting and credentials through to pitch and close
• Counsel and build relationships with peers in industry and with other FP practice areas
• Maintain and grow existing client business, and manage profitability and financial aspects of accounts
• Represent FINN Partners at industry events, trade bodies and sector networks to build profile and generate leads
• Play an active role in talent identification and recruitment for the practice
• Provide creative leadership
• Lead creative concepting across the Consumer & Lifestyle practice, developing campaign ideas from a blank page, not just executing client briefs
• Serve as the creative lead in new business pitches, developing and presenting original creative platforms to prospective clients at CMO and board level

Requirements

• 10-12+ years of professional experience spanning both creative and communications disciplines, either through training in advertising or design, significant time inside an integrated or creative agency, or a career that has demonstrably bridged both worlds
• Comprehensive understanding of the UK consumer brands market and of public relations
• A strong creative portfolio or body of award-entered work that can be presented at interview
• Familiarity with how leading independent creative consumer PR agencies develop and sell in creative ideas, and the ambition to compete with and surpass them
• Proven track record at Account Director, Group Director or Partner level at a UK communications or creative agency
• Demonstrable new business success: personally won and converted significant briefs, not solely supported pitches
• Experience managing a team of 8 or more across multiple seniority levels
• Experience working on international or multi-market briefs; familiarity with global agency network structures a plus
• Demonstrated ability to network with potential clients and develop new business leads
• Ability to generate profitability, budget programmes and manage client finances

Preferred

• Additional language skills a significant advantage given FINN's global footprint

Benefits

• FINN Partners offers a suite of employee benefits including generous time off, wellness and professional development programmes, and above-average employer pension contributions, medical & dental insurance and life assurance, to name just a few